Metacontingências de autocontrole ético: Efeitos do aumento da magnitude de reforço

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of progression of the magnitude of individual consequence concurrent with cultural consequence on the recurrence of an interlocking previously selected by cultural consequences in a metacontingency arrangement of ethical self-control. Undergraduate students were assigned to two laboratory microcultures, which were exposed to an ABACDC design. The conditions A and B have concurrence between metacontingencies and operant contingencies and in C and D conditions such concurrence was suspended. Additionally, there was progression of the magnitude of the individual consequence result of impulse responses (receiving individual) in B and D conditions. The data indicated selection of ethical self-control cultural practices in both conditions, no concurrence and concurrence.